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Tech Moves: Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec Hayete Gallot in new president role; Impinj CRO retires; WSU names president
Former Microsoft executive Hayete Gallot's new role at Google Cloud is part of an effort to become more nimble in helping customers implement AI solutions.
T-Mobile uses Super Bowl ad to officially launch public beta of satellite-to-cell texting via Starlink
Forget the ground game. T-Mobile is using Super Bowl LIX to kick off a new kind of air attack on wireless dead zones across the U.S.
Zillow reports Q4 revenue of $554M, up 17%; inks deal with Redfin to boost growing rentals business
Zillow Group reported $554 million in revenue for its fourth quarter, up 17% year-over-year, topping analyst estimates.
Initial election results show support for Seattle social housing tax opposed by Amazon, Microsoft
Seattle voters are showing support for a new tax on big business that would fund a social housing developer.
Carbon Robotics releases new line of laser weed-zappers for more types of farms and budgets
Carbon Robotics wants to zap more weeds among more types of crops on farms of all sizes, and to get there the Seattle-based startup released a new line of its signature LaserWeeder AI-powered robot.
How to avoid a $97 billion distraction: What Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI means for Microsoft
The best outcome for Microsoft would be to use this moment to double-down on its own homegrown AI initiatives, while making sure it can still benefit from — but not depend on — OpenAI's technologies.
In chat with Bill Gates, Mark Cuban compares big NBA trade to Microsoft unloading Windows 11
Mark Cuban tapped Bill Gates for some perspective on a recent business decision that reshaped the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team he used to own, and he used a Microsoft analogy to help make his point.
What’s at stake for Washington’s flagship research institutions in the legal battle over NIH funding
The fight unfolding over the Trump administration's sudden limit on NIH grant funding could slash budgets for Washington's top research institutions.
Ex-Allen Institute for AI scientists form stealthy AI startup, with former Ai2 CEO Oren Etzioni
A group of former Allen Institute for AI research leaders have formed a new Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup, Vercept.
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